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Position Summary

As the Account Lead within the Strategy & Pipeline Team in Specialty Pharmacy, you will focus on developing innovative specialty programs and securing access to limited distribution drugs. You will partner with Specialty Trade and pharmaceutical manufacturer clients to conceive and execute on services that differentiate CVS Health as the premier Specialty Pharmacy provider. You will develop novel strategies and lead initiatives that focus on maximizing value to the enterprise through partnerships with Trade and pharmaceutical manufacturers. In addition to driving strategic solutions, you will manage key projects, align internal stakeholders on progress and coordinated execution.

Additionally, you will stay abreast of the Specialty pipeline along with trends in the marketplace to ensure CVS Health secures access to limited distribution drugs. You will provide support to Trade and Clinical Management to pursue access opportunities with pipeline pharma. You will also provide consultative support to Trade and Account Management to pursue access opportunities with existing pharma. You will additionally collaborate with Pharmacy Trade Product, Specialty Operations, Professional Practice, Prescriber Sales and other internal business partners to ensure alignment of services and identify opportunities to drive value from pharma relationships.

A strong account management background with a high level of independent judgement and initiative is required. Excellent interpersonal skills, strong presentation skills, effective communication, a strategic vision, critical thinking, the ability to prioritize, and creativity will aid in your success to drive new opportunities for the business.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

+ Drive omnichannel pharmacy care delivery solutions aimed at enhancing value for CVS enterprise and business partners based on evolving marketplace trends.Utilize market intelligence, client requests and organic innovation to develop new and novel pharmacy programs/products that optimize patient care and pharmacy services.Creatively leverage enterprise assets to create opportunities and programs to enhance and support our manufacturer client offerings. Interpret data to build actionable insights to improve the product or identify new opportunities and be able to speak to those insights internally or externally in a clear and simple way.

+ Support and lead the strategy and development of specialty pharmacy programs in collaboration with Trade and drug manufacturers.Partner with Specialty Trade, Clinical Managers and Pharmacy Product teams to consult, create business proposals, pursue Legal vetting and approval, and define scope of services.Engage cross-functionally across the enterprise (Trade, Clinical Management, Pharmacy Trade Product, Operations, Account Management, Prescriber Sales, Marketing, Specialty Strategy, etc.) to design solutions and ensure effective execution. Manage key initiatives by creating project plans, maintaining project timelines, providing status reports, coordinating action items, communicating key milestones and risks to stakeholders, delivering executive summaries and tracking effective execution of deliverables with internal business partners.

+ Develop relationships and enhanced collaboration with Specialty pharmaceutical manufacturers.Monitor the pipeline, supporting therapy capabilities and request for proposals (RFPs) to secure access, and drive accelerated partnerships as a thought leader.Serve as a strategy consultant to support Account and Clinical Managers access activities to drive consistency while optimizing quality of content and messaging.

+ Serve as an the enterprise expert and stay abreast of marketplace trends to ensure CVS Health develops and offers competitive programs to drive improved outcomes.Elevate external market eminence through conference support and other opportunities to drive marketplace visibility.

Required Qualifications

+ 7+ years of related work experience

+ Excellent interpersonal, presentation, and communication skills (verbal & written)

+ Ability to think and plan strategically to generate value from intellectual or knowledge based assets

+ Ability to work across boundaries and collaborate with internal colleagues and external clients

+ Deep understanding of Specialty Pharmacy with an aptitude to learn about newly emerging therapies and needs

+ Proficiency with MS Office including Word, PowerPoint and Excel

+ Ability to travel approximately 15% of the time

Preferred Qualifications

+ High level of independent judgment and initiative

+ Knowledge and confidence to present and interact with senior leadership and large audiences of clinical professionals, executives, clients and customers

+ Demonstrated experience in defining, organizing and leading cross-functional projects

+ Strong project management skills including attention to detail, follow-up and working to tight deadlines

+ Ability to prepare materials and present to a variety of audiences of scope and size

+ Ability to write reports, business correspondence and presentation materials

Education

Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent work experience)

Preferred Masters / Advanced Degree

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

$67,900.00 - $199,144.00

This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above. This position also includes an award target in the company’s equity award program.

Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.

Great benefits for great people

We take pride in our comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits – investing in the physical, emotional and financial wellness of our colleagues and their families to help them be the healthiest they can be. In addition to our competitive wages, our great benefits include:

+ **Affordable medical plan options,** a **401(k) plan** (including matching company contributions), and an **employee stock purchase plan** .

+ **No-cost programs for all colleagues** including wellness screenings, tobacco cessation and weight management programs, confidential counseling and financial coaching.

+ **Benefit solutions that address the different needs and preferences of our colleagues** including paid time off, flexible work schedules, family leave, dependent care resources, colleague assistance programs, tuition assistance, retiree medical access and many other benefits depending on eligibility.

For more information, visit https://jobs.cvshealth.com/us/en/benefits

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 06/05/2025

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.

We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We do not discriminate in recruiting, hiring, promotion, or any other personnel action based on race, ethnicity, color, national origin, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.